as i said above, either dura ace or sram red, with some mavic ksyrium elite or sls rims and probably fsa sl-k finishing kit. It will be a 'endowment finished' present, plus i have always wanted a 'sunday best' road bike.

Having permission to buy a road bike I'm hankering after one of the above and the tiagra / rs30 combo deal at merlin but TBH, a Triban 3 would suffice and leave a whole load of 'change' in the bank....!

Me too. However on a sunny Sunday, unless I can't find any playmates, I'll always be out on the mountain bike. Most of my road miles are done in the evening after work so crazy as it sounds mine will be a commuter. Actually one of the things I like about this frame is that to the untrained eye it doesn't look like a top-end superbike so it shouldn't look out of place locked up in the work basement.

My order hasn't been fulfilled yet (I guess they're quite busy!) from two days ago so I'm hoping they didn't oversell them and then run out. When I do finally get it I'm thinking either a Force or Campag Athena groupset. Wheels will have to be the ones I already have (105 hubs/Mavic cosmic rims) until I can afford some nicer ones. Or perhaps I should go for a cheaper groupset and splash out on some new wheels??